Camellia Gall vs Gorila Occidental

Exobasidium camelliae compared with Gorilla gorilla

Key Differences

Camellia Gall is Not Evaluated while Gorila Occidental is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Camellia Gall	Gorila Occidental
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Exobasidium	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Exobasidium camelliae	Gorilla gorilla

Conservation Status

Camellia Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Gorila Occidental

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~100.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Camellia Gall	Gorila Occidental
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	1.7 m
Average Weight	—	160.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Camellia Gall

Gorila Occidental

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Camellia Gall

The Camellia Gall (Exobasidium camelliae) is a species in the genus Exobasidium.

Gorila Occidental

El primate más grande del mundo, los gorilas occidentales pesan hasta 180 kg y habitan los bosques tropicales y subtropicales del África ecuatorial. Principalmente herbívoros, viven en grupos familiares liderados por un macho de espalda plateada que protege la tropa y media en los conflictos sociales. En Peligro Crítico, con poblaciones amenazadas por la deforestación, la caza furtiva para la venta de carne de monte y los brotes del virus del Ébola.